1. ADVISING MODEL OVERVIEW
COASTAL BEND COLLEGE
ADVISING MODEL OVERVIEW
SMART START
“A ROAD MAP TO COMPLETION”
TINTO

2. Academic/workforce Advising
We are in the frontlines usually the first person to become of aware of student success, problems, questions, suggestions, resources, and guidance ………

3. Providing a “Road Map to Completion” that enables students to clarify expectations and achieve personal goals.
Vincent Tinto

4. “Students today need people guiding them who may not agree with their belief systems but who generally respect their differences and will not shy away because of the differences.” Jennifer Joslin

5. “Effective retention programs have come to understand that academic advising is at the very core of successful institutional efforts to educate and retain students.”
Vincent Tinto, 1993

6. “Academic advising is integral to fulfilling the teaching and learning mission of higher education.”
NACADA Concept of Academic Advising Preamble, 2006

7. Student Development Advisor
Verify Admission Status
Interpret Placement Scores
Explore Career Paths
Establish a Major
Student Success Resources
Assign Academic/Workforce Faculty Advisor
Clarify Career Goal
Project Graduation Date
Complete Degree Plan
Develop Cooperative Educational Plan
Utilize Student Support Services
Career Advising and Assessment
Clarify Educational Goal
Evaluate TSI
Establish a Cooperative Education Plan
Identify Barriers to Success
SMART START
Student Development Advisor
Academic Faculty Advisor
A Cooperative Plan to
Workforce Faculty Advisor

8. Mission statement
“Create a cooperative effort between a student and advisor that establishes an on-going partnership focused on a well- defined plan of student success leading to associate degrees and/or certificates”

9. Purpose
Aligns a model that is consistent with the institutions mission “Student Centered” and “Promotes Excellence”
Paves the way for student success and the ultimate attainment of a degree and/or certificate
Emphasizes collaboration amongst the student, Student Development Staff and Faculty Advisor
Ensures students are on a degree/certificate degree plan
Develops strategies for educational and personal development (long and short term goals)
Utilizes a case-management style that promotes academic/workforce success
Implements student success resources to foster goal attainment

10. Key words Advising Model Flow Chart Student Development Advisor
Academic/Workforce Faculty Advisor
Student Development Pre-Advising Educational Plan Form
Academic/Workforce Faculty Advisor Cooperative Educational Plan
Pro-Active Success Plan (PASP)
Commitment SIG (Student Commitment Signature)
Mid-Semester Follow-up
Final Assessment

11. The role of Student Development Advisor
Initial meeting with perspective students
Complete Student Development Pre-Advising Plan Form
Verify admission status
Interpret Test Placement Scores
Verify financial Aid/Payment Options
College policies
Explore career paths Academic/Workforce
Final Degree Plan
Pre-advising
Educate students of student success support services
Assign Academic or Workforce Advisor

12. The role of the academic/workforce advisor
Assist in finalizing admission requirements
Clarify educational goal
Establish a projected graduation date
Evaluate TSI requirements
Review for transfer credit
Develop a meaningful Cooperative Educational Plan
Collaborate, identify, and develop a plan to address barriers to success
Case-management style advising
Utilize Student Success Support Services
Refer to financial aid and admission for policy and procedure ( Add/drop courses)
Encourage student course evaluation and course selection

13. Advising Manual construct
GPA Calculator
Student Success Resources
Financial Aid Satisfactory Policy
Behavioral Intervention Team “BIT”
Appendix
Forms
TSI Fall 2013
BIT Form
List of Advisors
Advising Model Label
Mission
Purpose
Key Words
Advising
Requirements for Degree and Certificates
Develop a Course Schedule “Core” and “Workforce”
Dual and Concurrent Enrollment
College Policies
General Advising Information